勤め
つとめ
service; duty; business; responsibility
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Noun
service; duty; business; responsibility; task- Buddhist religious services
Example sentences
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I go to work every day.
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My mother does her usual shopping on her way home from work.
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If you were to quit your job, what would you do?
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It's easier for me to have a job than to do housework.
彼がどうして突然勤めを辞めてしまったのかさっぱり分からない。
I don't know at all why he quit his job suddenly.
More examples (10)
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Don't fail in your daily duties.
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It's a student's business to study.
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My duty is always before me.
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To love our neighbors is our duty.
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He blamed me for neglecting my duty.
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He did his duty at the cost of his health.
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Her duty was to look after the children.
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It is up to you to see to it that such a thing doesn't happen.
私の最初の務めは資格のない志願者をふるいにかけることだった。
My first task was to screen out unqualified applicants.
彼はもう高齢ですから、世話をするのはあなたの務めなんですよ。
Now that he is old, it is your duty to look after him.